lukewarm water

collocation in English

meaningsoflukewarmandwater

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lukewarm
adjective
uk
/ˌluːkˈwɔːm/us
/ˈluːk.wɔːrm/
mainlydisapproving
(especially of a liquid) only ...
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water
noun
uk
/ˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition oflukewarmandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Lukewarmwaterwill appear hot to a cold hand, and cold to a hot hand.
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These were removed and trimmed while still hot, and put on a table from where the molds were put inlukewarmwater.
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Other models are part of larger water systems that boil water and provide hot, cold, andlukewarmwater.
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He washed his hands withlukewarmwateruntil all traces of grease were removed.
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I washed down eleven salt tablets with thelukewarmwaterfrom my canteen....
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Most such stains can be removed withlukewarmwaterand detergent, but bleach can also be used.
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Bathing them in shallowlukewarmwaterduring the beginning of the monthly shed, greatly reduces the stress inherent in shedding, as well as speeds the process.
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Dried shiitake mushrooms are soaked inlukewarmwater, and if a small amount of sugar is added to the water, that helps the mushrooms to rehydrate more quickly.
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It is bathed onlukewarmwater.
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It slowly weakened as it moved over lukewarm waters, and deteriorated more rapidly after wind shear increased.
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